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Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: Indigo on December 20, 2007, 05:09:31 pm

Title: Quick portrait revamp
Post by: Indigo on December 20, 2007, 05:09:31 pm
This hardly justifies a new thread, but oh well.  I decided to redo my ol' portrait which had much more potential than what I granted it at the time.  I don't think much will change, as I'm focussing on other projects right now, but if anything is blazingly wrong feel free to let it known...

(new <--->  old)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/calypson/newportrait.gif)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/calypson/pix-portrait1.gif)

I did a color count on the original and apparently it had 20 colors!  sheesh.  Its 14 now.

-Dan
Title: Re: Quick portrait revamp
Post by: ptoing on December 20, 2007, 05:11:14 pm
Can you post the old one for comparison? Also it looks kinda funny how the hair looks like it's extruded out of the head :D
Title: Re: Quick portrait revamp
Post by: Indigo on December 20, 2007, 05:15:01 pm
*done*

and the 'extruded' hair obviously was done intentionally :P  Just kind of a fun stylistic choice
Title: Re: Quick portrait revamp
Post by: ptoing on December 20, 2007, 05:25:56 pm
Looks deffo much nicer than the old version. Tho I am not sure about the highlight on the sweater. It kinda looks like a rip.
Title: Re: Quick portrait revamp
Post by: Darien on December 20, 2007, 07:16:33 pm
I can't make sense of his eyebrows.  What expression is he supposed to be making?  It's like his eyebrows are acting completely independent of each other.

Looks much nicer though.
Title: Re: Quick portrait revamp
Post by: JonathanOfDrain on December 20, 2007, 08:20:14 pm
I can't make sense of his eyebrows.  What expression is he supposed to be making?  It's like his eyebrows are acting completely independent of each other.

Looks much nicer though.
What? You don't know what that expression is? It's so simple.
(http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/bigpicture/images/dwaynejohnson.jpg)
Title: Re: Quick portrait revamp
Post by: Dusty on December 20, 2007, 08:34:58 pm
The hair is like one of those playdoh hair toys where it looks like you've just pushed playdoh out of a hole and it came out a perfect mold to the shape, heh :)
I like the new contrast... but I'm not sure about the highlights on the skin, you look like an oiled up wrestler now.
Other than that, nothing but improvements I think.
Title: Re: Quick portrait revamp
Post by: Ryona on December 20, 2007, 10:01:33 pm
I can't make sense of his eyebrows.  What expression is he supposed to be making?  It's like his eyebrows are acting completely independent of each other.

Looks much nicer though.
What? You don't know what that expression is? It's so simple.
(http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/bigpicture/images/dwaynejohnson.jpg)


haha! That cracked me up!

I personally think the avatar looks great. You definetly have a good style there, Indigo. Only thing I think could be touched up on is the little highlight on the shirt like ptoing pointed out.
Title: Re: Quick portrait revamp
Post by: Conzeit on December 20, 2007, 10:31:04 pm
yep...it has a toy-like touch to it now

were you really going for what the rock is doing? you look more of confused in the avatar...which I think is better cause that "look at me im kewl" raised eyebrow is kinda overused
Title: Re: Quick portrait revamp
Post by: Indigo on December 20, 2007, 10:36:06 pm
I was going more for the "skeptical" look.

about the highlight on the shirt - yeah, doesn't really work.  I'll take that out

thanks guys,
-Dan
Title: Re: Quick portrait revamp
Post by: Darien on December 21, 2007, 12:00:59 am
Yeah, that's what I thought, but it doesn't read.  Notice how Mr. Rock's brow forms a connected line, in the portrait it's just one eyebrow up, one down.  I think his right eye should also be open more.
Title: Re: Quick portrait revamp
Post by: Jericho on December 21, 2007, 03:30:00 am
Yeah, that's what I thought, but it doesn't read.  Notice how Mr. Rock's brow forms a connected line, in the portrait it's just one eyebrow up, one down.  I think his right eye should also be open more.


i dunno...when i make that face its just...one eyebrow up one eyebrow down o_o;.
Title: Re: Quick portrait revamp
Post by: Terley on December 21, 2007, 04:46:28 am
With a character like this expressions need to exagerated slightly more than what you'd simply see in the mirror as it is a cartoon, otherwise you may as well try duplicate an exact image of yourself.

Edit - apparently im making the same expression in my avatar, lol who knew.
Title: Re: Quick portrait revamp
Post by: Dusty on December 21, 2007, 05:35:39 am
No, you're making a Popeye expression.
Title: Re: Quick portrait revamp
Post by: Indigo on December 21, 2007, 05:57:36 am
who knew there could be so many raised eyebrow expressions??  :P
Title: Re: Quick portrait revamp
Post by: Terley on December 21, 2007, 12:24:56 pm
No, you're making a Popeye expression.

eh! I am what I am.
Title: Re: Quick portrait revamp
Post by: madPXL on December 21, 2007, 01:23:54 pm
great improvment since the last^^ but a little too dark for me

(I'm making nearly the same expression in my avatar lol)
Title: Re: Quick portrait revamp
Post by: Vertigo-zero on December 21, 2007, 03:38:34 pm
I think the problem with the expression isnt the eyebrows but the eyes... Mr Rock has the eye to our right closed more than the other one...
Title: Re: Quick portrait revamp
Post by: Xion on December 21, 2007, 06:06:34 pm
I think the problem with the expression isnt the eyebrows but the eyes... Mr Rock has the eye to our right closed more than the other one...
This is true. when I raise one eyebrow my other eye sort of closes a bit. Well, I can make it not, but it feels less natural.